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In 2007, I began my original website, Sonshine's Haven. In 2007, it was turned into a blog and used to keep family updated on my first husband's fight with liver cancer. He passed away November of 2009. We were married for 34+ wonderful years and this journals some of that grief process I've gone through.

I have since remarried another widower, but Mike is missed dearly, and will always be a big part of my life.

At times, all of us will be called to act as witnesses to the suffering of another. We will be unable to affect the outcome physically. Words will fail us. Prayer will seem futile. And yet, the act of bearing witness to someone else's trials is a sacred sorrow that offers and astounding glimpse of eternal joy." by Ginger Garrett

"Being willing to stay with a loved one throughout their travail, can be difficult....YES! But offering yourselves as faithful companions on a dark and dreadful journey can be an unmeasured blessing." (paraphrased by me)

9.01.2008

Houston Unscathed




These pictures, out our window, show the weather in our area today. Dark clouds, and gusts of wind from time to time, but no rain.



These pictures are of Mike taking a break after his sprint up the skybridge.


Mike decided to sprint up the skybridge, on our walk this morning, leaving me in his dust.



Mike has done well today. He still is experiencing dizziness, but it happens mostly when he first stands up. He's trying to remember to get up more slowly. We did get out this morning and took a nice walk over to MD Anderson Cancer Center. We went by the hospital and they had a free blood pressure check center in there. Mike was a little disappointed that it showed his pulse still being high at 108. I guess we may need to wait a little longer for that to improve.

Tomorrow we have his CT of his heart at 10:45 and an Echocardiogram at 2 p.m. Then Wednesday morning we have an appointment with the surgeon at 10:30. We hope to be able to head home after that. Mike is going to email the cardiologist to see if we'll be given the test results from Tuesday before we leave Houston.

Thank you for continuing to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We're anxious to get this ball rolling..getting well, and getting home soon. Please pray Mike's heart will begin to show the benefits of having these new medications and that we can safely get on with having the surgery. Please also pray we can continue to protect Mike from any infections while we wait. We praise God for protecting us from the hurricane weather conditions and for not postponing our stay any longer. Please pray for a safe trip home.

"Consider with me the greatness of my God. Measure His judgments; embrace His eternal love. Stand tall in your faith, courageous in your commitment, for He is truly a great God." (from Psalm 48 -Psalms/Now)
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